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- From: Donald.Poole@f800.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Donald Poole)
- Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
- Subject: Re: Volunteer vs. paid
- Message-ID: <721871487.F00071@remote.halcyon.com>
- Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 15:07:00 -0800
- Sender: UUCP@remote.halcyon.com
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- > -=> Quoting Doug Plaza to Cliff Tomplait <=-
- >
- > CT>My opinion is that the volunteer is a lot more concerned about
- patient
- > CT>care on a run-to-run basis than the "paid" EMS provider. (NOTE:
- this
- > CT>is personal opinion and observation and not intended to be a
- blanket
- > CT>statement.)
- > DP> I find this statement highly offensive. I have been involved in
- EMS
- >Amen. Evidently the author is not aware of other sections of the
- country,
- >If he is having such a problem where he is, That does not mean it is
- >widespread. I have not seen such a problem before, where a paid
- provider
- >is less concerned about patient care than a volunteer. Of course,
- >my experience is only in CT, TN, TX, NY, etc........
-
-
- I also find this statement highly offensive, being a paid firefighter
- and a
- good union member (Local 1619) I think its high time the volunteers get
- off
- there high hourse, and start to look around, wake up, it's the 90's...
-
- No matter what side of the fence you are on, there are going to be some
- bad
- apples, but for the most part you get great care, weather you get a pay
-
- check for it or not. There are someother aspects I can get into with the
-
- topic of paid vs. volunteer, but that is my own opion, and won't bother
- the
- rest of us firefighters/emt's with it. Lets just drop the subject,
- becouse
- it may start to get out of had, the topic alone, volunteer vs. paid,
- just
- turns my guts!
-
- Donald Poole
-
- * Origin: The Crow's Nest (1:109/800)
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